Chesapeake Landscapes Initiative- Nature Conservancy
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“For America’s national character—our optimism,
our dreams, our shared stories—are rooted in our
landscapes. We each have places we love. For me,
it is the San Luis Valley in Colorado. It is the lands
my family has farmed for five generations. The
waters of the San Antonio River. The snows on the
Sangre de Cristo Mountains. ”
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, March 30, 2009
Chesapeake Treasured Landscape Initiative
“As Americans, we possess few blessings greater
than the vast and varied landscapes that stretch the
breadth of our continent. Our lands have always
provided great bounty—food and shelter for the first
Americans, for settlers and pioneers; the raw
materials that grew our industry; the energy that
powers our economy. What these gifts require in
return is our wise and responsible stewardship.”
President Barack Obama, March 30, 2009
Chesapeake Treasured Landscape Initiative
Landscapes of Ecological Value Landscapes of Cultural Value
Habitat Watershed
• Large, contiguous
areas of natural
habitat.
• Corridors with natural
land cover that link
high ranking habitats.
• Streams or rivers that
provide habitat for
native species and
maintain natural
flows.
• Coastal areas such as
tidal wetlands, dunes
and beaches.
• Terrestrial or aquatic
areas of scientific
importance.
• Forests and wetlands
near main stem rivers,
tributaries, and other
waters.
• Natural vegetated areas
within the floodplain.
• Areas in close
proximity to drinking
water sources and/or
headwater streams.
• Places associated with historically significant
events, people, and ideals.
• Archaeological sites.
• Specific sites or landscapes of unique cultural or
spiritual importance to indigenous peoples
• Places that characterize a significant way of life
in the Bay region.
• Working landscapes that reflect traditional uses
of the region’s lands and waters, producing
marketable goods and services such as forest
products, agricultural goods, and fish.
• Places and routes that allow people to experience
Chesapeake resources, stories and the broader
landscape through direct, personal interaction in
the outdoors.
Chesapeake Treasured Landscape Initiative
Why an Initiative?
100 acres
each day
9.5 million acres
Landscapes: the Good
Nitrogen Pollution
3.3 pounds 32.9 pounds
Nitrogen Pollution
Conserve Retrofit
$5,000 to 20,000Permanently Protect an Acre
$14.8 billionRetrofitting Developed Areas
$160 million*Restoring Riparian Buffers
Treasured landscapes are special places we revere as
individuals, as communities and as a people for their
ecological, historical or recreational values – for their role in
maintaining and renewing our identity and spirit as a people.
Most of these landscapes are large; they are the settings or
surroundings in which life in the Chesapeake region plays out.
Some are protected or formally recognized as parks, wildlife
refuges, historic sites or heritage areas, but others are not;
they are sweeping segments of the countryside – forests,
farming communities, and natural areas (many linked to the
water) – that we recognize as creating the sense of place that
is the Chesapeake region.
Chesapeake Treasured Landscape Initiative
Definition